Historic gay, lesbian milestone

Sacramento Bee - The legislation is likely to be vetoed by President Bush and may fall short of the votes needed to override the veto. Yet, the bill has some bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate. "There is growing support in the Senate for strengthening federal laws to protect American workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement. Collins said she will be a co-sponsor when the bill is introduced in the Senate.... read more >>